Statements From American Islamic Organizations on the Orlando Massacre — A Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice: News and Views

I get so tired of hearing statements from people that Muslims have to speak up against violence committed in the name of Islam. It’s obvious that they’re either not looking in the right places (although these responses are hard to miss) or they’re just blinded to the fact that most Muslims are appalled by these attacks – and frightened by the Islamaphobia that gets ramped up even further.

So – here is a whole list of statements from Islamic organizations. The next time some fool says it’s time for the Muslim community to sopeak out, hand them this. Hopefully it will do some good.

The following links will bring you to the webpages of major Islamic organizations in America giving their response to the slaughter in Orlando. From the US Council of Muslim Organizations USCMO CONDEMNS THE ORLANDO SHOOTING (Washington, D.C., 6/12/2016) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the largest coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, expresses its horror […]